China built the AI content factory that Silicon Valley imagined but never shipped
News Source : The Next Web
News Summary
- China’s micro-drama industry is projected to exceed 120 billion yuan ($16.5 billion) this year.
- More than 50,000 AI-native titles hit Douyin in March 2026 alone, at one-tenth the cost of live-action production.
- Local governments are funding production hubs and offering subsidies of up to two million yuan per drama.
- The NRTA regulates content through a tiered review system, creating an industrial policy framework for AI entertainment that is now being exported globally.
TL;DRChinas microdrama industry, projected to exceed 120 billion yuan ($16.5 billion) this year and surpass the countrys theatrical box office, has become the worlds first mass commercial applicat [+10181 chars]
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